Hong Kong police arrest 11 in clampdown on illegally modified cars, speed demons
Force seizes eight cars thought to be modified for speed in crackdown on illegal racing and other traffic-related offences in West Kowloon
Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people and seized eight cars suspected to have been illegally modified in a crackdown on speeding and unlawful racing in the West Kowloon region during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The force said on Thursday that using radar speed detectors, officers caught 123 vehicles speeding on Tuesday and Wednesday, with court summons to be issued to the motorists.
The eight seized cars were intercepted during the operation and were suspected of having illegally modified exhaust pipes, enhanced rear spoilers or altered steering wheels, police added.
One of the vehicles was also found to have a cracked windscreen.
The eight vehicles were impounded at the Kowloon Bay Vehicle Detention and Examination Centre for further examination.
